Full Stack Developer
Build complete web applications from front-end to back-end. Work with modern frameworks and deploy to cloud platforms.
What a typical day looks like
Days are a mix of frontend and backend work. Some days I spend the morning fighting CSS and the afternoon writing a SQL query. Other days are the opposite. The thing I enjoy is that I get to see features end-to-end — from the form in the UI to the row in the database. I sit close to product managers and designers because I deliver the most visible parts of the app. About half the meetings are useful (spec discussions, design reviews). The other half I try to skip. Code reviews take up an hour a day. The rest is deep work and pair programming. I usually work in 90-minute focused blocks with 10-minute breaks.
Hour-by-hour
Skills you need
Required
Nice to have
Build these to stand out
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Personal Website with a CMS
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Every developer needs one. Yours IS your portfolio.
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Open-Source Web App
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